The Best Armor Around
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you start your adventure with nothing but an old shirt and well-worn trousers. But as you progress, there are myriad armor sets to find that offer more useful bonuses than just an increase to your defense. Whether it’s a boost to your attack or climbing speed, there's something for every situation. That's why we've compiled a guide on how to find the best armor sets available in the game. Click ahead to find details on each.
Breath of the Wild is out now for both Nintendo Switch and Wii U. And even after you finish the game, there'll be more to play: Nintendo has announced a $20 DLC Pass for Breath of the Wild. For more about the game, check out our full review, our guide roundup, or our feature detailing everything you need to know about it.
Tips and Guidelines
In this guide, we detail the locations of each piece of armor in a set. You're free to track them all down; however, there's a way to acquire the rest of a set quicker--as long as you have a fair amount of rupees to spare.
After you've completed the "From The Ground Up" quest--you can find out more about in our How to Buy a House guide--a traveler by the name of Grante sets up shop in Tarrey Town. If you talk to him, he offers to sell you pieces of rare, high level gear only if you’ve already discovered at least one piece in the set. For example, if you’ve found one piece of Barbarian Armor, you can visit Grante and buy the remaining two pieces from him. Also, if you’ve managed to break any of your high-leveled weapons, such as the Hylian Shield, you can buy it back from him as well. This method can only be used on weapons and armor you've found or bought, and not on pieces you acquire via quests.
It's also important to note that Great Fairy Fountain upgrades are paramount in obtaining an armor set's special bonus. When you upgrade each piece of a set twice, you obtain the perk. But in order to access level two upgrades for an armor set, you need to reawaken at least two Great Fairies. For a rundown on how to find all of the Great Fairy Fountains, check out our in-depth location guide.
Climbing Armor
The Climber's Armor is the most advantageous set in the game, as each of its individual parts drastically increase your climbing speed. Combine wearing the set with a speed-enhancing elixir or food and you’ll be clambering to the top of a mountain in no time. In addition, if you upgrade each of its pieces twice, the stamina consumed by your climbing jump decreases.
Where To Find The Climbing Armor
Climber's Bandanna: Ree Dahee Shrine
Climbing Gear: Chaas Qeta Shrine
Climbing Boots: Tahno O'ah Shrine
Zora Armor
The Zora armor is the best set to equip while swimming. It greatly boosts your swimming speed, and when you upgrade the whole set twice, the stamina consumed by your dash stroke is decreased. Its helmet also allows you to perform a spin attack while you're swimming, so you never have to worry about those pesky Octoroks ever again.
Where To Find To Find The Zora Armor
Zora Helm: Found in a treasure chest on Toto Lake.
Zora Armor: Acquired by starting up the main quest: The Divine Beast Bah Ruta.
Zora Greaves: Earned by completing the Lynel Safari side quest. (Quest giver is found to the east of the stairs leading to the throne room in the Zora's Domain. You can only initiate this quest after initiating the Divine Beast Vah Ruta main quest.)
Stealth Armor
The Stealth Armor is modeled after the appearance of the classic Sheikah clan outfit worn by Sheik from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The stealth boost provided by its individual components make it an invaluable armor set to use when sneaking up on animals and enemies. Its tier two upgrade bonus also grants you a movement speed boost at nighttime when you wear all three pieces.
Where To Find The Stealth Armor
All three pieces of the Stealth Armor can be purchased at the armor shop in Kakariko Village.
Champion's Tunic
In terms of pure defense, you might think the Soldier's Armor is the go-to set. While it's easy to assume this, it's actually the Champion's Tunic that sports the highest defense. It's a pain to acquire all the dragon shards needed to upgrade the tunic, but it's well worth the trouble. Plus, the ability to see enemy HP is an indispensable perk.
Where To Find The Champion's Tunic
You acquire the Champion's Tunic by completing the main quest: Locked Memories.
Desert Voe Armor
The Desert Voe Armor is the best armor set to wear when exploring the Gerudo region's arid deserts. Like the Gerudo set, its Heat Resistance perk will save you the trouble of having to constantly consume elixirs and cold food to survive. But once you've upgraded the set twice, wearing all the pieces grants you Shock Resistance, which is a life saver against the region's electrical enemies.
Where To Find The Desert Voe Armor
The entire Desert Voe set can be purchased at the Gerudo Secret Club shop. You can also purchase it at Rhondson's shop in Tarrey Town.
Barbarian Armor
The Barbarian Armor set is helpful for tough combat encounters, as each of its individual parts increase the strength of your attacks. Once the armor reaches its tier two upgrade, your Charge Attack stamina tolerance increases, allowing you to charge or use the attack longer depending on the weapon.
Where To Find The Barbarian Armor
Barbarian Helm: Tu Ka'loh Shrine
Barbarian Armor: Dila Maag Shrine
Barbarian Leg Wraps: Qaza Tokki Shrine
Ancient Armor
The Ancient Armor is a handy set to wear when up against Guardians, as its parts offer you a defensive boost against their devastating laser blasts. And when all of its parts are upgraded twice, the set gives you an added proficiency with Ancient weapons, which increases their overall attack power.
Where To Find The Ancient Armor
The entire Ancient Armor set can be purchased at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab, located in the northeastern portion of the map. The set also requires Guardian parts to purchase, so make sure to bring plenty of screws, cores, etc.
Thunder Helm
The Thunder Helm is a useful piece of armor that you should take the time to seek out. It literally makes you immune to lightning strikes. If you're standing in water while being shocked, you won't be damaged and it won't cause you to drop your metal equipment. However, if the enemy is shooting electric arrows, you will still take normal arrow damage, so you should wear some kind of armor. With the Thunder Helm equipped, you'll never have to worry about thunder storms or electrical attacks ever again!
Where To Find The Thunder Helm
You earn this armor piece by completing The Thunder Helm side quest, which you unlock by completing every other side quest in Gerudo village, which includes: Tools of the Trade, Medicinal Molduga, The Mystery Polluter, and The Search for Barta.
Snowquill Armor
The Snowquill Armor protects you from the harsh cold, making it essential for exploring Hyrule's more mountainous areas. Its second-tier upgrade makes you unfreezable and completely nullifies incoming ice attacks.
Where To Find The Snowquill Armor
The entire Snowquill Armor set can be purchased at the Rito Village armor shop.
Flamebreaker Armor
The Flamebreaker Armor keeps you safe from the blistering climate of the Death Mountain region. Its second tier upgrade makes you immune to all fire-based attacks.
Where To Find The Flamebreaker Armor
The entire Flamebreaker Armor set can be purchased at the Goron City armor shop. It's possible to obtain the body piece by completing the Fireproof Lizard Roundup at the Southern Mine.
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